Where does “Pearlmethyst” come from?

Pearlmethyst (English) comes from English Amethyst, from Middle English ametist, from Old French ametiste, from Latin amethystus, from Ancient Greek ἀμέθυστος, from Ancient Greek μεθυστής, from Ancient Greek μεθύω, from Ancient Greek μέθυ — honey; honey wine, mead.

Pearlmethyst (English): The ship of characters Pearl and Amethyst from the Steven Universe series

Definitions

  1. The ship of characters Pearl and Amethyst from the Steven Universe series

Ancestry of “Pearlmethyst”, step by step

Pearlmethyst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Amethyst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAmethystA transparent purple to violet variety of quartz with traces of manganese, used as a gemstone
2Middle Englishametist—
3Old Frenchametisteamethyst
4Latinamethystusamethyst
5Ancient Greekἀμέθυστοςnot drunken, without drunkenness, sober; not...
6Ancient Greekμεθυστήςdrunken
7Ancient Greekμεθύωto get drunk; I am drunk
8Ancient Greekμέθυwine
9Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via English Pearl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPearlA placename
2Middle EnglishperleA pearl; Any round object, especially when shiny;...
3Old Frenchperle—
4Medieval Latinperla—
5LatinpernaA haunch or ham together with the leg, gammon; A...
6Proto-Italicpersnā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantpḗrsneh₂heel, upper thigh
8Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu →Every word from Ancient Greek μέθυ →